• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.488-492
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of plasma arc curing (PAC) unit for composite and compomer curing. To compare its effectiveness with conventional quartz tungsten halogen (QTH) light curing unit, the polymerization shrinkage rates and amounts of three composites (Z100, Z250, Synergy Duo Shade) and one compomer, that had been light cured by PAC unit or QTH unit, was compared using a custome made linometer. The measurement of polymerization shrinkage was peformed after polymerization with either QTH unit or PAC unit. In case of curing with the PAC unit, the composite was light cured with Apollo 95E for 6s, the power density of which was recorded as 1350 mW/$\textrm{cm}^2$ by Coltolux Light Meter. For light curing with QTH unit, the composite was light cured for 30s with the XL2500, the power density of which was recorded as 800 mW/$\textrm{cm}^2$ by Coltolux Light Meter. The amount of linear polymerization shrinkage was recorded in the computer every 0.5s for 60s. Ten measurements were made for each material. The amount of linear polymerization shrinkage for each material in 10s and 60s which were cured with PAC or QTH unit were compared with t test. The amount of polymerization shrinkage in the tested materials were compared with 1way ANOVA with Duncan's multiple range test. As for the amounts of polymerization shrinkage in 60s, there was no difference between PAC unit and QTH unit in Z250 and Synergy Duo Shade. In Z100 and Dyract AP, it was lower when it was cured with PAC unit than when it was cured with QTH unit (p<0.05). As for the amounts of polymerization shrinkage in 10s, there was no difference between PAC unit and QTH unit in Z100 and Dyract AP. The amounts of polymerization shrinkage was significantly higher when it was cured with PAC unit in Z250 and Synergy Duo Shade (p<0.05). The amounts of polymerization shrinkage in the tested materials when they were cured with QTH unit were Z250 (6.6um) < Z100 (9.3um), Dyract AP (9.7um) < Synergy Duo Shade (11.2um) (p<0.05). The amount of polymerization shrinkage when the materials were cured with PAC unit were Dyract AP (5.6um) < Z100 (8.1um), Z250(7.0um) < Synergy Duo Shade (11.2um) (p<0.05).

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.354-359
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• 2003

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the light emitting diode(LED) units for composite curing. To compare its effectiveness with conventional quartz tungsten halogen (QTH) light curing unit. the microhardness of 2mm composite. Z250, which had been light cured by the LEDs (Ultralume LED2, FreeLight, Developing product Dl) or QTH (XL 3000) were compared on the upper and lower surface. One way ANOVA with Tukey and Paired t-test was used at 95% levels of confidence. In addition. the amount of linear polymerization shrinkage was compared between composites which were light cured by QTH or LEDs using a custom-made linometer in 10s and 60s of light curing, and the amount of linear polymerization shrinkage was compared by one way ANOVA with Tukey. The amount of polymerization shrinkage at 10s was XL3000 > Ultralume 2. 40. 60 > FreeLight, D1 (P<0.05) The amount of polymerization shrinkage at 60s was XL3000 > Ultralume 2, 60> Ultralume 2.40 > FreeLight, D1 (P<0.05) The microhardness on the upper and lower surface was as follows ; (equation omitted) It was concluded that the LEDs produced lower polymerization shrinkage in 10s and 60s compared with QTH unit. In addition. the microhardness of samples which had been cured with LEDs was lower on the lower surfaces than the upper surfaces whereas there was no difference in QTH cured samples.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.416-423
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• 2009

연구목적: 이번 연구의 목적은 PLV 수복물의 접착 시 사용되는 광중합형 레진 시멘트의 중합도를 Fronrier transform infrared spectroscope로 측정하여 도재의 두께, 광원 및 광조사 시간에 따른 중합도의 차이를 비교하기 위함이다. 연구재료 및 방법: 대조군으로는 1.0 mm의 투명한 slide glass를 사용하였고, 도재 시편은 IPS Empress Esthetic shade ETC1을 선택하여 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 mm의 두께로 제작하였다. 레진 시멘트는 광중합형 레진 시멘트인 Rely $X^{TM}$ Veneer Shade A3를 사용하였다. 광원으로는 Quartz Tungsten Halogen (QTH), Light Emitting Diode (LED), Plasma arc curing (PAC) 광중합기를 사용하였다. 레진 시멘트의 중합도는 FT-IR과 OMNIC 프로그램을 이용하여 측정하였다. 통계분석은 one-way ANOVA와 Tukey HSD를 이용하였다 ($\alpha$=0.05). 결과: 대조군에서 QTH와 LED로 광중합을 시행하였을 때 PAC로 광조사를 시행한 경우보다 중합도가 높았다. QTH와 LED로 광조사를 시행한 경우, 대조군과 0.5 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.5 mm의 도재 두께에서 유의차를 보이지 않았다. 반면, PAC로 광조사를 시행한 결과, 도재의 두께가 1.5 mm인 실험군의 중합도가 대조군과 0.5 mm에서 보다 통계적으로 유의하게 낮은 결과를 보인다 (P<.05). 두께가 1.0 mm의 도재와 LED 광중합기로 광조사하여 중합도를 비교한 결과, 20초간 광조사를 시행하였을 때와 비교하여 80초와 160초간 광조사를 시행한 경우 통계적으로 유의하게 중합도의 평균값이 높았다 (P<.05). 결론: 이번 연구의 한계 내에서, 도재의 두께가 0.5-1.5 mm 이내의 PLV 접착 시, PAC 중합기의 사용은 고려되지 않으며, QTH나 LED로 40초 이상 중합한다면 광중합형 레진 시멘트를 사용할 수 있다. 또한, 광중합형 레진 시멘트를 LED로 중합시킬 경우, 광조사 시간의 증가가 중합도의 증가와 비례하지 않으며, 일정시간 이상의 광조사가 중합도에 큰 영향을 끼치지 않는다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.155-163
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• 2014

Objectives: Light-curing of resin-based materials (RBMs) increases the pulp chamber temperature, with detrimental effects on the vital pulp. This in vitro study compared the temperature rise under demineralized human tooth dentin during light-curing and the degrees of conversion (DCs) of three different RBMs using quartz tungsten halogen (QTH) and light-emitting diode (LED) units (LCUs). Materials and Methods: Demineralized and non-demineralized dentin disks were prepared from 120 extracted human mandibular molars. The temperature rise under the dentin disks (n = 12) during the light-curing of three RBMs, i.e. an Ormocer-based composite resin (Ceram. X, Dentsply DeTrey), a low-shrinkage silorane-based composite (Filtek P90, 3M ESPE), and a giomer (Beautifil II, Shofu GmbH), was measured with a K-type thermocouple wire. The DCs of the materials were investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Results: The temperature rise under the demineralized dentin disks was higher than that under the non-demineralized dentin disks during the polymerization of all restorative materials (p < 0.05). Filtek P90 induced higher temperature rise during polymerization than Ceram.X and Beautifil II under demineralized dentin (p < 0.05). The temperature rise under demineralized dentin during Filtek P90 polymerization exceeded the threshold value ($5.5^{\circ}C$), with no significant differences between the DCs of the test materials (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Although there were no significant differences in the DCs, the temperature rise under demineralized dentin disks for the silorane-based composite was higher than that for dimethacrylate-based restorative materials, particularly with QTH LCU.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.245-251
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• 2017

1960년대 광중합 레진이 소개된 이후 현재의 수복학에서 광중합은 중요한 과정으로 고려되고 있다. 광중합을 위한 다양한 중합기들이 소개되어서 발전하면서 사용되어져 왔다. Quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH) 광중합기는 1990년도까지 널리 사용되었으며 2000년 들어 LED 광중합기가 널리 사용되고 있다. 1세대 LED 광중합기는 여러 개의 LED가 출력을 내는 광중합기로 QTH 광중합기에 비해 높은 출력을 내짐 못했다. 2세대 LED 광중합기는 하나의 LED로도 충분한 출력을 낼 수 있게 되었으며, camphoroquinone (CQ) 이외에 부가 중합개시제를 고려하여 3세대 polywave 중합기가 시장에 출시되었다. 현재는 LED에서 방출하는 빛이 계속 switching되는 4세대 광중합기가 개발되어 출시되었다. 이러한 LED 광중합기의 발전에 따라 사용하는 광중합기의 대부분이 LED 광중합기로 자리잡고 있다. LED 광중합기의 사용의 증가에 따라 임상가들은 광중합기의 특성을 이해하고 있어야 한다. 본 리뷰 논문의 목적은 LED 광중합기에 대한 세대별 분류와 특징에 대한 정보를 주기 위함이다.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.80-99
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• 1997

This paper considers designing the simple (2-level) constant-and step-stress ALTs minimizing the asymptotic variance of the maximum likelihood estimator of the accelaeration factor, which is defined as the ratio of the 100qth percentile at use stress to that a specified stress, for items having lognormally-distributed lives. It is assumed that (i) the log-linear relationship exists between the stress and the mean log life, (ii) the standard deviation of the log life is constant, and (iii) the cumulative exposure model holds for the effect of changing stress. For the constant-stress ALT the low stress and the sample proportion allocated to low stress are determined and for two modes of stress loading of step-stress ALTs, the low-to-high and high-to-low, the low stress and the stress change time are determined. For selected values of the design parameters the optimum plans are figured, two modes of step-stress ALTs and the constant-stress ALT are compared to each other, and the effects of the incorrect pre-estimates of the design parameters are investigated.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.291-299
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• 2018

PURPOSE. To assess the degree of conversion (DC) and light irradiance delivered to light-cured and dual-cured cements by application of different light sources through various types of monolithic computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) materials. MATERIALS AND METHODS. RelyX Ultimate Clicker light-cured and dual-cured resin cement specimens with 1.5-mm thicknesses (n=300, 10/group), were placed under four types of crystalline core structure (Vita Enamic, Vita Suprinity, GC Ceresmart, Degudent Prettau Anterior). The specimens were irradiated for 40 seconds with an LED Soft-Start or pulse-delay unit or 20 seconds with a QTH unit. DC ratios were determined by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) after curing the specimen at 1 day and 1 month. The data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test (for paired comparison) and the Kruskal-Wallis H test (for multiple comparison), with a significance level of P<.05. RESULTS. DC values were the highest for RelyX Ultimate Clicker light-cure specimens polymerized with the LED Soft-Start unit. The combination of the Vita Suprinity disc and RelyX Ultimate Clicker dual-cure resin cement yielded significantly higher values at both timepoints with all light units (all, P<.05). CONCLUSION. Within the limitations of this study, we conclude that the DC of RelyX Ultimate Clicker dual-cure resin cement was improved significantly by the use of Vita Suprinity and the LED Soft-Start light unit. We strongly recommend the combined use of an LED light unit and dual-cure luting cement for monolithic ceramic restorations.

• 대한치과보존학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한치과보존학회 2008년도 Spring Scientific Meeting(the 129th) of Korean Academy if Conservative Dentistry
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• pp.213-223
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• 2008

광물리학적 특성 분석을 위해 Apollo 95E (DMT Systems, Orange, CA : PAC 광중합기), Elipar Freelight 2 (3M ESPE, MN, USA; LED 광중합기) 그리고 VIP Junior (Bisco, Schaumberg, IL, USA : QTH 광중합기), 3종의 광중합기의 총광강도(Total intensity)와 spectral distribution을 측정하였고 특정 파장에 해당되는 광강도(Energy density)를 분석하였다. 상아질 전단접착강도의 측정을 위해 Scotchbond Multipurpose (3M ESPE), Single bond (3M ESPE) 그리고 Clearfil SE bond (Kuraray)가 사용되었다. Plasma Arc Curing light (Apollo 95E) 광중합기는 여러개의 최대정점을 가지며 넓은 spectral distribution과 $2307mW/cm^2$의 높은 광강도를 나타내었고, VIP Junior 광중합기는 490 nm에서 최대정점을 갖는 넓은 spectral distribution을 나타내었고, Elipar Freeelight 2 광중합기는 462 nm의 최대정점 주위로 좁은 spectral distribution을 보였다. Two-Way ANOVA와 Bonferroni's multiple comparison test를 이용하여 상아질 전단접착강도를 분석한 결과, PAC 광중합기와 LED 광중합기 간에 유의성 있는 차이를 보이지 않았으며 (P > 0.05), 상아질 접착제와 광중합기의 교호관계에도 유의성이 없었다. 그러나 상아질 접착제는 상호간에 유의성 있는 차이를 보였다 (P < 0.00).

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.213-223
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• 2008

광물리학적 특성 분석을 위해 Apollo 95E (DMT Systems, Orange, CA; PAC 광중합기), Elipar Freelight 2 (3M ESPE, MN, USA; LED 광중합기) 그리고 VIP Junior (Bisco, Schaumberg, IL, USA; QTH 광중합기), 3종의 광중합기의 총광강도(Total intensity)와 spectral distribution을 측정하였고 특정 파장에 해당되는 광강도 (Energy density)를 분석하였다. 상아질 전단접착강도의 측정을 위해 Scotchbond Multipurpose (3M ESPE), Single bond (3M ESPE) 그리고 Clearfil SE bond (Kuraray)가 사용되었다. Plasma Arc Curing light (Apollo 95E) 광중합기는 여러개의 최대정점을 가지며 넓은 spectral distribution과 $2307mw/cm^2$의 높은 광강도를 나타내었고, VIP Junior 광중합기는 490nm에서 최대정점을 갖는 넓은 spectral distribution을 나타내었고, Elipar Freeelight 2 광중합기는 462 nm의 최대정점 주위로 좁은 spectral distribution을 보였다. Two-Way ANOVA와 Bonferroni's multiple comparison test를 이용하여 상아질 전단접착강도를 분석한 결과, PAC 광중합기와 LED 광중합기 간에 유의성 있는 차이를 보이지 않았으며 (P > 0.05), 상아질 접착제와 광중합기의 교호관계에도 유의성이 없었다. 그러나 상아질 접착제는 상호간에 유의성 있는 차이를 보였다 (P < 0.001).